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Letter of Jeremiah

Letter of Jeremiah

9.9
A short religious letter warning Jews in Babylon not to worship idols
  • noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Carta de Jeremías
  • The Letter of Jeremiah warns the exiles in Babylon against idolatry.

Examples

  • The Letter of Jeremiah warns the Jews in Babylon not to worship idols.

  • Scholars discuss the status of the Letter of Jeremiah within the Apocrypha.

  • Many Bible editions include the Letter of Jeremiah as a separate text.

  • Many scholars study the Letters of Jeremiah for their historical context.

  • The Letter of Jeremiah warns the Jews in Babylon not to worship idols.

  • Many Bible editions include the Letter of Jeremiah as a separate text.

  • Scholars discuss the status of the Letter of Jeremiah within the Apocrypha.

Synonyms

Epistle of Jeremiah
vsLetter of Jeremiah
9.9

A letter in some Bibles warning Jews sent to Babylon not to worship idols

is the same work but uses a different traditional title form

Surface Forms

Letter of Jeremiah singular
Letters of Jeremiah plural

Morphology

letter + of + Jeremiah

The phrase is compositionally built from 'letter' + 'of' + the proper name 'Jeremiah', which in English commonly denotes a letter written by or associated with that person, so a learner who knows the constituent words will infer it refers to a letter tied to Jeremiah. While the specific status as an 'Apocryphal book' is specialised background knowledge, the basic referential meaning is transparent and cross-linguistically accessible.

Etymology

The Letter of Jeremiah is a short religious text written as if the prophet Jeremiah had sent a letter to the Jewish people in Babylon warning them 'not to worship idols'. This picture of a prophet writing a warning explains why the work is called a 'letter' and why it reads like a direct warning to the people in exile.